A South Melbourne café turns their attention to burgers and brews.
Food to drink with (a lot of vodka).
Perfect plan for your weekend delivered every Thursday
Fitzroy favourite the Commoner is providing a bi-monthly menu for the cinephile and bad-pun-ophile in all of us
Over the course of 2012, six cinema classics are getting the Commoner treatment for a month each, which means five courses of modern British fare; matched with wine if you pay a bit more.
Launching on the first Thursday of the month with a cocktail evening and guest speaker, each menu is a deliciously inspired play on words. Our favourite is Planet of the Canapes (although when we raved about the concept on Facebook, people were quick to suggest their own, including Wok the Line and When Harry Met Salad), but you can also look forward to the likes of Claws in April, Whisky Business in June and Back to the Butcher in August.
Anyhoo, it’s kicking off on February the 2nd with Poultrygeist, a culinary interpretation of Spielberg’s horror classic Poltergeist.
Booking is essential. You’ll pay $60 to sample a new menu on the first Thursday of the month, $80 to gorge on the full fare at other times, and $120 for additional matched wines.
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I'm impressed that the Commoner is stepping out with such a daring debut. To base a costly dinner on a film, Poultrygeist, that The New York Times decried as "predicated on the joys of projectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea," that Entertainment Weekly warned was "as gag-on-your-popcorn gross as Pink Flamingos," and that Salon.com critiqued as: "Disgusting, deranged and thoroughly brilliant." Of course, PETA did hail it as "one of the top 10 films that'll inspire you to go vegetarian," so -- as long as it's a veggie meal -- maybe it is appropriate after all!
Posted on Tue 31 Jan 2012 14:02:20